The 72nd Emmy Awards is taking place tonight. . .
I’m fully-laminated and ready to host the #Emmys LIVE tonight at 8e|5p on #ABC! pic.twitter.com/GF94z2V3dt
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 20, 2020
. . .and host Jimmy Kimmel started the audience-less show with an anti-Trump joke, of course:
"Of course I’m here all alone, of course we don’t have an audience. This isn't a MAGA rally, it's the Emmys." – @JimmyKimmel #Emmys #Kimmel @TelevisionAcad
— Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) September 21, 2020
We’re sure the clapping seals would’ve loved it though:
Jimmy Kimmel reveals there is no audience at the #Emmys: "This isn't a MAGA rally, it's the #Emmys" https://t.co/m3unIWlTr1 pic.twitter.com/kzMFQ4tRCq
— Variety (@Variety) September 21, 2020
For some reason, Jason Bateman was in the audience:
Jason Bateman makes a surprise #Emmys appearance https://t.co/m3unIWlTr1 pic.twitter.com/ca7CYPDDxR
— Variety (@Variety) September 21, 2020
And then he did a bit with Jennifer Aniston where they burned the envelope in case it was covered in coronavirus germs:
The magic of live TV mixed with real fire #Emmys pic.twitter.com/1IOAxjctma
— Stacy Lambe (@sllambe) September 21, 2020
This is funny?
Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Kimmel "burning all the germs" off the #Emmys envelopes https://t.co/m3unIWlTr1 pic.twitter.com/j6CEXGkLpO
— Variety (@Variety) September 21, 2020
This looks . . . absolutely awful:
“Can you all please mute? I am hearing myself.” #Emmys pic.twitter.com/GDcEF3F3aR
— Frank Posillico (@FrankPosillico) September 21, 2020
Bombs away. . .
Is it just us, or is it kinda hard to tell if these jokes are landing without an audience? #Emmys
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 21, 2020
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